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Even More Questions From Women I’ve speculated before that most of the readers of my column are women. And that conjecture is based on the fact that I seem to get many more emails from them than I get from men. That’s why, for example, in the past month, I’ve written two columns targeted to my female readers. But I guess I didn’t do a very good job of helping them understand the Social Security program because those columns seem to have generated even more emails from women. Here is a sampling.

Q: I am 75 years old and getting widow’s

benefits from my first husband, who died many years ago. I was married a second time for 20 years to another man. He was a doctor and made very good money. I divorced him because of physical abuse I suffered. He is living in a beach house in San Diego. I live in a duplex in Waco, Texas. What I can’t figure out is: Why am I not getting any of his Social Security?

You’re not getting any of his Social Security because he’s not dead -- yet! (I’m not trying to give you any ideas!) Or to put that another way, a widow’s rate pays up to twice as much as the rate paid to a wife (or divorced wife) of a guy who is still alive. If you are due two benefits, you only receive the one that pays the higher rate. You might be getting up to 100% of your deceased first husband’s Social Security. But you are only due one-half of your second husband’s benefit. And I’m sure 100% from husband number one pays more than 50% from husband number two -- no matter how rich he is. Now, if the doctor dies, you can switch to benefits on his record. So, all I can suggest you do is order a subscription to the San Diego newspaper and start reading the obituaries!

I am 58 years old. I get Social Security disability benefits. My husband, who made a lot more money than I ever did, is 66 and recently signed up for his Social Security. His benefit is three times as much as mine. Yet I was told I can’t get any spousal benefits from his record. Why not?

A: Because you’re not old enough. The earliest that spousal benefits can be paid is age 62. So, four years from now, you can check to see if you might be due any extra benefits on your husband’s record.

I am 73 years old. I get $1,620 per month in my own retirement benefits. My ex-husband, who always made a six-figure income, must be getting way more than me. So, I figure I am due something extra from his Social Security. I talked to someone at Social Security’s 800 number, and she said I’m not eligible for anything on his record because no one is getting $3,240 per month. What did she mean by that?

What she was trying to explain to you, rather awkwardly I think, is that you are either due your own Social Security benefit, or half of your exhusband’s basic full retirement age benefit, whichever pays the higher rate. Currently, the maximum full retirement benefit is $3,148. Half of that is $1,574. Your own Social Security retirement exceeds that, so that is why you aren’t due anything from your ex-husband’s

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Social Security account. Or to clarify the Social Security rep’s remarks a little more, what she was trying to tell you is that because you’re getting $1,620, your ex would have to be getting $3,240 or more before you could get anything extra from him. And since no retiree can be getting that much in a basic benefit, you’re not eligible for divorced wife’s benefits. I know some of my readers are saying: “Wait a minute. You said the maximum retirement benefit is $3,148. But I’m getting way more than that.” Please note that I said the maximum “full retirement age” benefit is $3,148. Many retirees are getting more than that because they waited until some later age, like age 70 for example, to sign up for Social Security -- so they are getting a delayed-retirement bonus added to their monthly benefits. But a spousal rate is always based on the full retirement age benefit, not the bonus-augmented benefit. And once again, the current maximum full retirement age benefit is $3,148, which means the current maximum spousal benefit is $1,574.

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Because her husband is dead, and yours isn’t. Benefits payable to the spouse of a living husband are based on the full retirement age benefit amount. But benefits payable to the widow of a guy who has died are based on his full rate, including any delayed retirement credits he was getting.

Q: I am a single woman. I’ve been single all my life. And I get sick and tired of listening to these married women clamoring for more benefits off of a husband’s or ex-husband’s Social Security account. I think a woman should only get the Social Security benefits she has worked for and earned herself.

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and is in mint condition. It is decorated with a hunting scene. There is one woman riding a horse and four men also on horseback and a boy standing on a fence. We plan to keep the plate in the family and pass it down to the next generation. Anything you can tell us about the manufacturer, where it was made, its age and value will be greatly appreciated. by Anne McCollam

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This is a photo of a secretar y desk that I have. It was purchased from a friend in 1974 for $75. It is walnut, has the original finish and, with the exception of a few small scratches, it is in excellent condition. It is in two parts and the finial at the top can be removed. In the cubby holes, there are two hidden drawers that can be pulled out. It has ball and claw feet and the original pulls. I plan to give it to one of my children and would like to know more about its Governor Winthrop Secretary made h i s t o r y, in the 1900s. age and value. I hope you can help.

Your secretary is a Colonial Revival desk that was made in the early to mid-1900s. It is often called a “Governor Winthrop” bookcase/secretary. According to legend, John Winthrop, the first governor of Massachusetts, had a desk like yours. The fact is the drop front design was not seen until around 50 to 100 years after Governor Winthrop existed. Some historians attribute the “Governor Winthrop” to the Winthrop Furniture Company in Boston. A Colonial Revival secretary debuted in 1924 and they dubbed the new model the “Governor Winthop.” Today similar Governor Winthrop secretaries are selling anywhere from $500 to $1000. ***

Buffalo Pottery has been located in Buffalo, New York, since 1901.

Buffalo Pottery made your plate and they have been located in Buffalo, N.Y., since 1901. The pottery was owned and operated by the soap manufacturer, the Larkin Company. They were a mail-order business and produced pottery to give as premiums to their customers. Your plate is an example of their Deldare line relish dish that was produced from around 1907 to 1925. Deldare was decorated with transfer print designs against an olive-green background. The scene you described is one of their Fallowfield Hunt scenes and titled “The Dash.” The date of manufacture is 1909 and is included in the mark you sent. Similar Deldare dishes are selling in the range of $400 to $500. * * *

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* On Nov. 25, 1783, nearly three months after the Treaty of Paris was signed ending the American Revolution, the remaining British soldiers withdraw from New York City, the last British military position in its former colonies. * On Nov. 26, 1862, Oxford mathematician Charles Dodgson sends a handwritten manuscript, “Alice’s Adventures Under Ground,” to ten-year-old Alice Liddell. Dodgson made up the story on a picnic, and Alice insisted he write it down. He published it under his nom de plume Lewis Carroll in 1865. * On Nov. 22, 1900, the first car produced under the Mercedes name is taken for its inaugural drive in Cannstatt, Germany. The car was specially built for Emil Jellinek, a fan of fast,flashy cars, who bought 36 of them. In exchange, the car was named after his 11-year-old daughter, Mercedes. * On Nov. 26, 1931, the first cloverleaf interchange to be built in the U.S., at the junction of U.S. Rt. 1 and NJ Rt. 35 in Woodbridge, New Jersey, is featured on the cover of the Engineering News-Record. A piece on the under-construction Hoover Dam was relegated to the journal’s back pages. * On Nov. 23, 1959, Robert Stroud, the famous “Birdman of Alcatraz,” is released from solitary confinement for the first time since 1916. For 15 years, Stroud lived with canaries that were brought to him by visitors. * On Nov. 24, 1960, Philadelphia Warrior’s center Wilt Chamberlain snags 55 rebounds in a game against the Boston Celtics and sets an NBA record for the most rebounds in a single game. Chamberlin broke more than 70 NBA records in his 14year career. * On Nov. 28, 1979, a New Zealander sightseeing plane traveling over Antarctica crashes, killing all 257 people on board. The pilot had descended to 1,500 feet just as the plane reached Mount Erebus, a 12,444-foot volcano. (c) 2021 Hearst Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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